2018 Peterborough City Council election

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Elections to Peterborough City Council took place on 3 May 2018. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

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2018 Peterborough City Council election
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  2016 3 May 2018 (2018-05-03) 2019  

18 seats (out of 60 seats) to Peterborough City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election137
Seats before30145
Seats won763
Seats after31136
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote14,63014,0594,399
Percentage35.534.110.7
SwingDecrease2.svgIncrease2.svgIncrease2.svg

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Party Werrington First Independent Liberal
Last election303
Seats before323
Seats won100
Seats after322
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote1,420914560
Percentage3.42.21.4
SwingDecrease2.svgIncrease2.svgDecrease2.svg 1.4

 Seventh partyEighth party
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Party Green UKIP
Last election02
Seats before02
Seats won10
Seats after11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote3,1642,068
Percentage7.75.0
SwingIncrease2.svgDecrease2.svg

Peterborough UK local election 2018 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2018 Peterborough City Council election

Results summary

Following the 2016 election, two councillors from Gunthorpe ward left the Liberal Democrat group to sit as Independents.

Peterborough City Council election, 2018
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3132Increase2.svg 151.735.514,630Decrease2.svg3.3
  Labour 1423Decrease2.svg 123.334.114,059Increase2.svg2.1
  Liberal Democrats 600Steady2.svg10.010.74,399Increase2.svg4.1
  Werrington First 300Steady2.svg5.03.41,420Decrease2.svg0.6
  Independent 200Steady2.svg3.32.2914Increase2.svg0.7
  Liberal 201Decrease2.svg 13.31.4560Decrease2.svg1.4
  Green 110Increase2.svg 11.74.13,164Increase2.svg3.6
  UKIP 101Decrease2.svg 11.710.32,068Decrease2.svg5.3
Total6041,214
Conservative gain from No overall control

Ward results

Bretton

Bretton ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Scott Warren 851 41.8 Increase2.svg11.3
Labour Jo Johnson82440.5Increase2.svg5.8
UKIP Graham Whitehead1889.2Decrease2.svg21.1
Liberal Democrats Simon Kail924.5Decrease2.svg3.7
Green Barry Warne803.9Decrease2.svg7.8
Majority271.3-
Turnout 2,03530.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg5.3

Central

Central ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mahboob Hussain 1,794 52.8 Increase2.svg7.5
Independent Mohammad Choudhary65919.4New
Conservative Louise Coles60117.7Decrease2.svg12.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Summerside1323.9New
Green Steve Wilson1253.7Decrease2.svg8.2
UKIP Jeff Lipscomb862.5Decrease2.svg8.5
Majority1,13533.4
Turnout 3,39745.0
Labour hold Swing

Dogsthorpe

Dogsthorpe ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dennis Jones 954 49.8 Increase2.svg20.9
Liberal Sandra Ringler56029.2Decrease2.svg12.6
Conservative Christopher Moon25513.3Increase2.svg4.4
UKIP Romana Cammarata884.6Decrease2.svg11.3
Green Carolyn English583.0Decrease2.svg2.8
Majority39420.6
Turnout 1,915
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

East

East ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samantha Hemraj 1,131 48.3 Increase2.svg13.6
Conservative Muhammad Ikram89238.1Increase2.svg3.8
UKIP Graham McMillan884.5Decrease2.svg16.9
Green Stefen Clements583.0New
Majority23910.2
Turnout 2,342
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg7.8

No Liberal candidate as previous (-6.6).

Eye, Thorney & Newborough

Eye, Thorney & Newborough ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Brown 1,252 54.5 Increase2.svg21.8
Labour Christian Defeo65628.6Increase2.svg9.9
UKIP Layton Mills2149.3Decrease2.svg15.8
Green Michael Alexander1054.6Decrease2.svg8.8
Liberal Democrats Callum.A.Robertson703.0New
Majority59625.9
Turnout 2,297
Conservative hold Swing

No Independent candidate as previous (-20.5).

Fletton & Stanground

Fletton & Stanground
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christian Hogg 920 42.5 Increase2.svg8.2
Conservative Bryan Tyler45320.9Increase2.svg0.3
Labour Chris Skidmore44820.7Decrease2.svg9.1
UKIP Peter Reeve22110.2Decrease2.svg19.4
Green Karen Alexander703.2Decrease2.svg8.1
Independent Peter Slinger532.4Decrease2.svg10.0
Majority46721.6
Turnout 2,165Increase2.svg
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg5.9

Fletton & Woodston

Fletton & Woodston ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Dowson 876 43.6 Increase2.svg9.3
Conservative Nigel North86443.0Increase2.svg11.8
Green David Stevenson26813.3Decrease2.svg2.6
Majority120.6
Turnout 2,008
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.4

No Independent (-16.7) or TUSC (-4.9) candidates as previous.

Gunthorpe

Gunthorpe ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Bond 1,097 48.7 Increase2.svg16.0
Conservative Emily Fisher68830.6Increase2.svg5.0
Labour Haggai Odep2059.1Decrease2.svg6.4
Independent Antony Lockheart1205.3New
UKIP Mark Boylan-Taylor924.1Decrease2.svg15.6
Green Cherry Beeby502.2New
Majority40918.1
Turnout 2,252
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg2.0

Hampton Vale

Hampton Vale ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marco Cereste 529 52.5 Increase2.svg20.2
Labour Mohammed Munir29229.0Increase2.svg0.9
Liberal Democrats Nicola Mills12112.0New
Green Greg Guthrie666.5Decrease2.svg12.5
Majority23723.5
Turnout 1,008Increase2.svg
Conservative hold Swing

Hargate & Hempsted

Hargate & Hempsted ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mohammed Farooq 616 49.1 Increase2.svg18.1
Labour Callie Louise Hargreaves30624.4Decrease2.svg0.3
Liberal Democrats Chris Wiggin28923.0Decrease2.svg4.0
Green Alex Bailey443.5New
Majority31024.7
Turnout 1,255Increase2.svg
Conservative hold Swing

North

North ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Shazia Bashir 1,233 44.5 Increase2.svg5.4
Labour Naz Bibi1,15641.7Increase2.svg1.3
UKIP John Myles1344.8Decrease2.svg9.6
Green Nicola Day1314.7Decrease2.svg4.8
Liberal Democrats Phillip Whitley1154.2Decrease2.svg3.8
Majority772.8
Turnout 2,769Increase2.svg
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Orton Longueville

Orton Longueville ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Irene Walsh 850 37.9 Increase2.svg12.6
Labour Heather Skibsted73032.6Increase2.svg3.9
UKIP John Okonkowski32214.4Decrease2.svg22.4
Green Alex Airey1707.6Decrease2.svg10.7
Liberal Democrats Daniel Gibbs1707.6Decrease2.svg4.1
Majority1205.3
Turnout 2,242
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Orton Waterville

Orton Waterville ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Julie Howell 1,413 50.8 Increase2.svg27.8
Conservative Gavin Elsey1,05838.0Decrease2.svg9.6
Labour Alan Gasperutti2498.9Decrease2.svg9.2
Liberal Democrats Rachel Speed642.3Decrease2.svg10.9
Majority35512.8
Turnout 2,784
Green gain from Conservative Swing

No UKIP candidate as previous (-18.5).

Park

Park ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aasiyah Joseph 1,714 53.8 Increase2.svg16.6
Conservative John Peach1,26039.6Decrease2.svg3.2
Green Fiona Radic1053.3Decrease2.svg6.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Hardman1043.3Decrease2.svg1.2
Majority45414.2
Turnout 3,183
Labour hold Swing

No UKIP candidate as previous (-8.7).

Paston & Walton

Paston & Walton ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Asif Shaheed 873 38.2 Increase2.svg2.5
Labour Jonas Hopogap Yonga68730.1Increase2.svg7.9
Conservative Haq Nawaz42418.6Decrease2.svg1.2
UKIP Massimo Pinto1868.1Decrease2.svg11.0
Green Joseph Wells1145.0New
Majority1868.1
Turnout 2,284Increase2.svg
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Murphy 1,285 45.8 Increase2.svg6.5
Conservative Paul Bristow1,25744.8Increase2.svg6.3
UKIP Mark Perry1816.5Decrease2.svg13.8
Green Goran Radic833.0New
Majority281.0
Turnout 2,806
Labour hold Swing

Stanground South

Stanground South ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ray Bisby 1,080 59.1 Increase2.svg13.6
Labour Tony Otley48126.3Increase2.svg0.4
UKIP Lisa Ann Duffy925.0Decrease2.svg21.2
Independent Julian Bray824.5New
Green Jon Phillipson Brown512.8New
Liberal Democrats Terri Haynes422.3New
Majority55932.8
Turnout 1,828Increase2.svg
Conservative hold Swing

Werrington

Werrington ward, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Werrington First Steve Lane 1,420 53.2 Increase2.svg10.2
Conservative Ruth Dalton46717.5Increase2.svg2.2
Liberal Democrats Sandra Bond31011.6New
Labour Suzanne Marie White29110.9Increase2.svg1.3
Green Roger Proudfoot1023.8Decrease2.svg6.4
UKIP June Kennedy762.9Decrease2.svg16.2
Majority95335.7
Turnout 2,666
Werrington First hold Swing

By-elections

Orton Longueville

Orton Longueville: 2 August 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gavin Elsey 713 36.5
Labour Heather Skibsted65733.7
Liberal Democrats Daniel Gibbs23712.1
Green Alex Airey20110.3
UKIP Graham Whitehead1437.3
Majority562.8
Turnout 1,951
Conservative hold Swing

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